Arts & Entertainment '80s Punk Band Zero Boys to Play 924 Gilman This Weekend Hailing from Indianapolis, old-school punk band Zero Boys will be making their only appearance on the West Coast this weekend with the re-release of their classic album Vicious Circle. When the album was
Arts & Entertainment "NightLife" at the California Academy of Sciences on Thursday Nights Starting this Thursday, the California Academy of Sciences will feature NightLife, a weekly event for visitors 18 and older, in which the space will be transformed into a lively venue filled with "provocative
Arts & Entertainment SF Sketchfest Closing Show: Bingo Grand Prize, Back-Cracking SF Sketchfest's closing show at Cobb's on Saturday night was an interesting night of comedy and Bingo, topped off with comedian-donated prizes and hosted by Bobby Tisdale. The grand prize was a good
Arts & Entertainment SF Sketchfest Review: The Hills: A Staged Reading + Invite Them Up SF Sketchfest presented two shows with great line-ups at Cobb's on Saturday night, which proved to be a double-double dose of Robs (Riggle and Huebel). "The Hills: A Staged Reading," featured Janine Garofalo
Arts & Entertainment SF Sketchfest Giveaway: Invite Them Up The fine folks at SF Sketchfest are offering another great giveaway -- a pair of tickets to tonight and tomorrow night's showing of "Invite Them Up." New York comics Eugene Mirman and Bobby
Arts & Entertainment Sketchfest Giveaway: Win Tix to "A Salute to Bud Cort with a screening of <em>Harold and Maude</em>" Write a haiku with the words "Harold" and "Maude," and be eligible to win a pair of tickets to a special onstage conversation with Bud Cort and a screening of Harold and Maude
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Dine About Town Now Through the 31st For those with some spare change in their pockets and the urge to stuff themselves silly with delectable eats, check out Taste SF's eighth annual Dine About Town, which started last Thursday and
Arts & Entertainment Sketchfest Giveaway: Win Tix to "Celebrity Autobiography: In Their Own Words" Tonight Write a haiku using the words "own" and "words," and be eligible to win a pair of tickets to tonight's 7 p.m. or 9 p.m. showings of Sketchfest's "Celebrity Autobiography: In
Arts & Entertainment The Obamas' Guide to National Day of Service In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Obamas are encouraging us to help our fellow citizens in need. The Obama website has a handy database and map of volunteer events in
Arts & Entertainment Free Dark Dance Party at the KnockOut This Saturday Had enough of the Christmas cheer? Laying low on amateur night, aka New Years Eve, with its $50 covers, vomit-saturated Muni buses, and good-luck-getting-a-cab b.s.? Then this Saturday night is where the
misc Haiku Giveaway: Modern Alchemy Dia De Los Muertos Candle from BellJar Local Mission boutique BellJar, purveyor of "gorgeous little things," is the perfect place to shop for one-of-a-kind, last-minute holiday gifts. The shop, which opened last spring, is decked out with awe-inspiring vintage furniture
Arts & Entertainment Haiku Giveaway: Win Tickets to ATA's Fundraiser on Sunday Write a haiku in the comments using the words "artist" and "televison" [Update: or "art" and "tv"] and enter to win a pair of tickets to the event! The winner will be notified
SF News Attention Homosexual Who Wants to Be Miserable, Too "I just had a sargasm." "Obamafont for the win." "Yes marriage is an institution ....it amazes me people actually want to join it!" "{Update: At least this sign calls to attention how ridiculous
misc Haiku Giveaway Extended until 3:00 p.m. Friday Our original post about this week's haiku contest might have been a bit confusing. Write a haiku in the comments of the original post and enter to win a bottle of the Eight
Arts & Entertainment Haiku Giveaway: 2006 Eight Arms Syrah, Release Party in Berkeley on Sunday Those who wish to purchase the Eight Arms Syrah will be supporting Eight Arms' "Go Green Drink Red" campaign, in which $1 per purchase will be donated to The Conservation Fund’s Go
Arts & Entertainment Win Tix to Loquat's CD Release Party on Saturday San Francisco favs Loquat will be celebrating the release of their new album Secrets of the Sea from Talking House Records on Saturday night at Bottom of the Hill. The show will mark
misc Surreptitious "Yes on Prop 8" Google Ad Google's AdSense description promises ads that are "relevant to your audience and your site content—ads so well-matched, in fact, that your readers will actually find them useful." (Sure, "protecting marriage" is a
Arts & Entertainment Free Ghost Walks This Friday and Monday City Guides is sponsored by the library and is a project of the Tides Center. In addition to touring SF's most (in)famous neighborhoods and hidden gems, they also offer seasonally-themed walks, including
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Greening Your Holiday Meal ACME was one of the first restaurants in town to feature local grassfed beef, sustainable seafood, and organic produce on its menu and have paved the way for the fledgling sustainable movement. For
Arts & Entertainment <em>Multitude: Drawings by Micke Tong</em> Opening Reception at Hotel Biron Tonight Those familiar with Bay Area artist Micke Tong's work can immediately identify his signature, richly layered and colorful digital illustration style, which is one of many types of media Tong utilizes. His solo
misc SFist Finds: Prank Call or Wrong Number? We had just arrived at a bachelorette party in Santa Cruz on Friday afternoon when we received a curious picture message from a 208 Iowa Idaho area code -- the only picture we've
misc Composting in Multi-Unit Apartment Buildings We've become more and more hippie-ish in our near eight years living in San Francisco. We've mostly dwelled in compost-practicing households here, where it was a convenient process and just as easy to
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Alemany Farmers Market Gleanings Every item in the photo above is organic, except for the pistachios. Whichever market we attend, we spend all the money in our wallets. Today it was around $50, but we think it's
misc Zipcar Vs. City Car Share We had fantasized about joining City Car Share for years but could never front the $300 deposit. We had been intrigued by Zipcar but weren't motivated enough to sign up. Plus, they seemed
